The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-06-25

Get the best legel advice and If
action can be maintained have ap'
propriate legal proceedings instituted
to enjoin the return of the rebel flags,
especially those captured by Ohio
troops. If this outrage must be COM
mitted it will at least help us to en-
dure it with greater patience to know
that all lawful means have been used
to prevent it. All expenses will be
provided.
J.B. Foraker, H. M. Neill, Charles
G. Walcut, p. w. Huntington, w. j.
Camnitz, M. H. Neill, Geo. X. Nash,
John G. Brown, David Lanning, DIR.
Firestone, VIM. j. Elliott, G. M.
Peters, A. S. Bushnell, w. Y. Miles.
At a reception rendered Comman-
der.in- Chief Fairchild, of the G. A.
r. by Alexander Hamilton Post in
New York, Wednesday night, the
following resolutions were adopted 4:
WHEREAS, The President of the
United States, having approved the
recommendation that all the battle
flags in the custody of the War De,
partment belonging to the Southern
States in rebellion during the late
civil war be returned to the respective
states which bore them for such final
dispositions as they may determine,
be it.
Resolved, That this Post views with
surprise the action of the President
and records its protest thereto.
Resolved, That the sacrifice of blood
which the captured emblems repre-.
sents, was sacrifice to Liberty, Ma
tional Union and to God.
Resolved, That no sentiment of
generosity and no expression of mag
nanimity is involved in the surren-
der of those covenants of National
honor.
Resolved, That it now only remains
to direct that the battle-hags of the
Union be distributed among repre-
sentatives of the so-called Confed-
eracy, and as fitting acknowledge
ment of the righteousness of the
"Lost Cause"
RESOLVED, That this Post express its
disapprobation of this act of the first
President of the United States who
has held Office disassociated from the
memories of the war for the Union.
COLUMBUS, o.. June 16.-The Coy
ernor tonight. in respone to inquiries
from the East asking his opinion of
President Cleveland's order to return
the captured flags, and whether the
veterans of Ohio would willingly
part with the trophies of their vic
tories, sent the following:
III could stand their rehabilitation
of Jefferson Davis, and the joining of
him and Cleveland in eulogies of
Calhoun and secession l could also
keep the peace while Rosser was Or
dering Sheridan to keep out of the
Shenandoah Valley and Henry Wat
terson was speaking of the dependent
pension bill as a liniment to abolish
vagabondage by pensioning lot of
tramps, but 1 began to lose my tenn.
per when the President of the United
States went fishing on Decoration
Day, and made up my mind that the
time had come to draw the line,
when in ignorance or defiance of law
he usurped authority to order the
rebel flags returned to the seeding
States. Not that l have any affection
for the dirty rags, but because they
are emblems to treason that are wan
ted for no other purpose than public
parade, and to fire the Southern heart
with pride for a lost cause that ought
never to be recalled except with
shame, because it is the crime of the
age. The people of Ohio are not
ready to recognize the Southern Con-
federacy, and they do not intend to
do so. This state will not surrender
any rebel flags"
THE PRESIDENT GETS HIS SECOND
WIND AND CALLS A HALT
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The fol-
lowing letter was sent to the Secre-
tary of War by the President to-day,
in regard to the disposition of the
flags captured by the Union forces
during the war II have to day con-
sidered with more care than when
the subject was orally presented to
me, the action of your Department
directing letters to be addressed to
the Governors of all the States Offer
ing to return, if desired, to the loyal
States of the Union, flags captured
during the war of the rebellion by
Confederate forces, and afterwards
recovered by the Government troops,
and to the Confederate States the flags
captured by the Union forces, all of
which for many years have been
packed and stored in the cellar and
attic of the War Department. 1 am
of the opinion that the return of the
flags in the manner thus contem-
plated is not authorized by existing
laws, nor justified as all executive
-Ak II